Shell to phase out Shell V-Power Racing

ajhh · Post by **ajhh** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:39 pm

Hi

I thought youâ€™d be interested to know that from the end of July â€˜08, Shell will start to phase out its Shell V-Power Racing fuel in Australia.

The Shell V-Power Racing phase out from Coles Express sites in QLD, VIC, NSW & ACT will take around 6 months and will be finished at the end of the year.

Be assured that Shell V-Power, a 98 octane fuel, which has been developed with Ferrari, will be Shellâ€™s performance fuel and continues to be available at Coles Express sites in QLD, VIC, SA, NSW & ACT.

Changing needs of motorists and their vehicles has played a big part in Shellâ€™s decision. Shell is currently increasing the availability of Shell Unleaded E10 at Shell branded sites to make it easier for motorists to access the ethanol blended fuel.

If anyone wants to find out more info on the phase out of Shell V-Power Racing you can visit www.shell.com.au or call 13 16 18 for tech or general enquiries.

Otherwise, shout out as Iâ€™m a Shell representative so Iâ€™m well placed to answer any queries.

Cheers Adam

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:06 pm

does this mean that bp ultimate will also start to be phased out ? cos i was told by an employee, and i think on here, that they are the same fuel from the same ship ?

lwrida · Post by **lwrida** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:24 pm

bp ultimate won't be phased out anytime soon as it is a 98 octane.

They would be losing customers everywhere if they did that.

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:03 pm

lwrida is correct; V Power and BP Ultimate are essentially the same fuel with slightly different additives. These two fuels will continue to be sold.

V Power *Racing* is 100 octane and contains a 5% ethanol blend; this is the one that they're phasing out.

Post by **aza013** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:20 pm

nicholas wrote:lwrida is correct; V Power and BP Ultimate are essentially the same fuel with slightly different additives. These two fuels will continue to be sold.

V Power *Racing* is 100 octane and contains a 5% ethanol blend; this is the one that they're phasing out.

the two fuels are 100% the same as they both come out of the same refinery (in sydney any way) Shell

as for the E10 the ron val is only at aprox 92-94 ron so its the same as running the standard unleded

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:11 pm

at least the guy admits he's a paid shell employee

but if i was a current V Power Racing user (100 oct) once it's discontinued
i'd change across to BP Ultimate (98 oct) rather than V Power (98 oct)

Shell have obviously decided to save costs by discontinuing
it's least popular product, and have identified jap import owners
as the number 1 users of V Power Racing, so they're posting
in forums to try and keep your $$$

screw that, Shell will be saving millions by no longer producing & distributing V Power Racing
yet the most they'll offer the customers is one random forum post???

not good enough Shell...
you'll be saving MILLIONS & are passing on to us NOTHING,
make us an offer & we'll CONSIDER using V Power (98 oct) instead of BP Ultimate (98 oct)

Post by **Supplanter** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:19 pm

I have never used anything other than BP Ultimate, but thanks for the tip, "Adam"

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:37 am

ajhh wrote:Hi

I thought youâ€™d be interested to know that from the end of July â€˜08, Shell will start to phase out its Shell V-Power Racing fuel in Australia.

The Shell V-Power Racing phase out from Coles Express sites in QLD, VIC, NSW & ACT will take around 6 months and will be finished at the end of the year.

Be assured that Shell V-Power, a 98 octane fuel, which has been developed with Ferrari, will be Shellâ€™s performance fuel and continues to be available at Coles Express sites in QLD, VIC, SA, NSW & ACT.

Changing needs of motorists and their vehicles has played a big part in Shellâ€™s decision. Shell is currently increasing the availability of Shell Unleaded E10 at Shell branded sites to make it easier for motorists to access the ethanol blended fuel.

If anyone wants to find out more info on the phase out of Shell V-Power Racing you can visit www.shell.com.au or call 13 16 18 for tech or general enquiries.

Otherwise, shout out as Iâ€™m a Shell representative so Iâ€™m well placed to answer any queries.

Cheers Adam

I got sick of Shell ... Everytime I wanted Vpower, I would drive to like 3 servo stations, and they never had any ... Regardless if it was a Tuesday or a weekend ... Mobil/BP never seemed to be out of 98 octane, so I save hasstles and only use them ...

Oliver89 · Post by **Oliver89** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:40 pm

I find that V-Power is the best fuel out there.

Farewell for the V-Power racing but then again we still got V-Power , love it i get the most kms out of it and its awersom!

So thumbs up for V-Power but inregards to V-POWER RACING! it really doesnt bother me i use to put that 1once a month in my car.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:02 pm

Good. It was overpriced crap anyway.

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:40 pm

yes i am agreeing on all this, but the one time i used it in my focus, the fuel economy was great and did 0 to 100 about 2 seconds quicker than it usually did. still, what is it at now? like the same as diesel? 192.9?

nothing wrong with e10 lol. the next bloke to get the car your driving will have to replace a few engine parts. but it is 3 cents cheaper

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:53 pm

Bennoz wrote:Good. It was overpriced crap anyway.

Totally agree, my car actually run worse than when on the run of the mill unleaded.

Caltex 98 all the way for me

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:44 pm

Bennoz wrote:Good. It was overpriced crap anyway.

Ahem

naturally being a Ferrari stock holder i bought into all the sponsorship hype and i intend to fill my own supply of V-Power for when it is "phased" out.

i use the supposed best fuel available, though i dont really believe cars have tastebuds.

when it runs out ill prob just switch back to avgas

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:55 pm

But its crap! Maybe its just my car, but I get twice the mileage & more power out of BP Ultimate..

Just cause your a stock holder, doesn't mean you have to use the product... if I worked in Maccas, I certainly wouldn't eat the sh*t

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:24 pm

touche ben, touche

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:30 pm

i would if they sponsored ferrari

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:38 pm

SchumieFan wrote:i would if they sponsored ferrari

trust me if you worked there you would eat it, its just so convenient........you'll hate but you'll eat lol

Seriously though i agree with ben my car is so sluggish on that sh*t, but its the same as BP. The only one i notice a improvement with, is caltex, maybe its just my car.

Ps. does the guy who wrote this even have an fto or is it just spam????? seems like spam to me

lwrida · Post by **lwrida** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:54 pm

spam, its on ozhonda and a few other fourms from the same guy

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:03 pm

lwrida wrote:spam, its on ozhonda and a few other fourms from the same guy

o
yyeah i thought so, just trying to promote shell.......wanker

Post by **aza013** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:08 pm

sorry to say but STUFF shell I dont even get a drink from them after the S**t I had to go throgh

FTO AUSTRALIA

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